- top banana informal,
- top banana informal,chiefly N. Amer.the most important person in an organization.→ banana
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
top banana informal,
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top banana — noun 1. the leading comedian in a burlesque show • Hypernyms: ↑comedian, ↑comic 2. the most important person in a group or undertaking • Syn: ↑kingpin, ↑bigwig • Hypernyms: ↑important per … Useful english dictionary
top\ banana — • top banana • top dog noun slang informal the head of any business or organization; the most influential or most prestigious person in an establishment. Who s the top banana in this outfit? See: main squeeze … Словарь американских идиом
top banana — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms top banana : singular top banana plural top bananas informal the most important person in a group … English dictionary
top banana — or[top dog] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} The head of any business or organization; the most influential or most prestigious person in an establishment. * /Who s the top banana in this outfit?/ See: MAIN SQUEEZE … Dictionary of American idioms
top banana — or[top dog] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} The head of any business or organization; the most influential or most prestigious person in an establishment. * /Who s the top banana in this outfit?/ See: MAIN SQUEEZE … Dictionary of American idioms
top banana — top ba nana noun count INFORMAL the most important person in a group … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
banana — noun 1》 a long curved fruit which grows in clusters and has soft pulpy flesh and yellow skin when ripe. 2》 (also banana plant or banana tree) the tropical and subtropical palm like plant which bears bananas. [Genus Musa: several species.] Phrases … English new terms dictionary
top\ dog — • top banana • top dog noun slang informal the head of any business or organization; the most influential or most prestigious person in an establishment. Who s the top banana in this outfit? See: main squeeze … Словарь американских идиом
Banana belt — Refimprove|date=July 2007 Banana belt is an informal geographic term used to describe a segment of a larger geographic region which enjoys warmer weather conditions than the region as a whole, especially in the wintertime. The term is broad… … Wikipedia
second banana — Informal. 1. a comic who supports the leading comedian, often as a straight man, esp. in burlesque or vaudeville. 2. any person who plays a secondary role or serves in a subsidiary capacity. Cf. top banana. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
